Woman sought in connection to robbery connected to murder

Latasha Thomas thought to be lure in home invasion scheme perpetrated by those accused of homicide

Police are seeking a woman they believe took part in an attempted home invasion July 19 in York.

It was one in a string of alleged attempted home invasions by a group also charged in connection with the Union Street shooting death of Dashaun Davis, 23, later that night.

Police say that Latasha Lashay Thomas, 29, with a last known address in Lancaster, was used to lure men out of Pandora's Box bar in the 400 block of East Market Street, so that the others could rob them.

Thomas was able to get Luis Martinez-Rojas to take her to his apartment that night. According to charging documents, Malik Williams, 18, attempted to force entry while brandishing a silver handgun. He was unable enter, however and Thomas escaped through a window, police said.

Police say the robbery is connected to others that day, which ended with Davis dead in his car on Union Street in York and suspect Jeffrey Reid, 27, on the run.

Reid was picked up with Karina DeJesus, 23, his ex-girlfriend and mother of his child, in Richmond, Va., on July 28.

Thomas is still at large.

Reid is charged with criminal homicide, conspiracy to commit criminal homicide, two attempts of robbery, three conspiracies to commit robbery, robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm.

DeJesus is charged with aiding Reid in his fleeing from police.

Shonique Smith-Hanna, who police say was also used to lure men from the bar, is charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, attempted robbery, robbery, criminal homicide and conspiracy to commit criminal homicide.

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Williams faces charges of two attempts at robbery, to conspiracies to commit robbery, robbery, criminal homicide and conspiracy to commit criminal homicide.

Naquan Coakley is charged with a criminal attempt at robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery, criminal homicide and conspiracy to commit homicide.